Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 17 November 2020
871. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the budgetary allocations for GLAS payments outlined in budget 2019; the actual amount paid out; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [36152/20]
View answerThe allocation for the Green-Low Carbon Agri-environment Scheme in Budget 2019 was €203m. A total of €213.8m was paid out under that Scheme in the year 2019.
€202.7m was allocated to GLAS for payments in 2020. To date, €184m has been paid to GLAS participants. GLAS payments continue to issue on a regular basis as applications are cleared for payment.
